New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-01
THE PUBLIC PRINTER UNCOMFORTABLE
MIR. BENEDICT FALLS INTO ERRORS WHILE TRY
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MR. BENEDICT FALLS INTO ERRORS WHILE TRY
ING TO MAKE EXPLANATIONS.
WAsUINGToy, July 81 tSpcGGh.-To Judge by q
long statement in rne Washington Post OF to-day
Public Printer Benedct il uncOwior' able. He takes
exceptioos to certain -tatements recently made In
Tug TRIBUNE; assert, that more Union soldiers are
now enplovci in the Government printing Office than
ever before a1d explains that the criticisms on his
administration to be attributed 10 tue ill-wl OF
tn TRIBUNE CORE. pOndent, who he says, had EN-
loved special facilities for obtaining information.
Now Tn FRIBUS correspondent has never met Mr..
Benedict and ia entirely devoid OF any personal feel
ing When Mr.. Benedict says that he has increased
the proportion OF Union soldiers IN the Government
printing oice he Is certainly lnborins under
singular halucination Mr. Benedict has tried before
now to rose as the soldiers friend When his con-
firmation ~as hanging in the balance last winter he
promised q committee OF the Grand Army. the char
man OF which Is a Democrat, that be would not ds
turb any Union veteran VINO was able to perform his
duty. Mr. Benedict lost no time IN breaking his
hedges More tnan that. he devised .ysfem
which any decent rerson would re ard as offensive.
Among the Ier-ons employed In the Gosernm.nt
protn are some scores of respectable women
many OF whom the widows, the sisters and the
daughters OF dead Union so'dierr. Mr. Benedict
undertook TO make inquiries through tho police force
Of Washington IN the hope pareDtlv that be might
OBJ ain some information to the discredt OF these
poor women Whether this outrage was Mr. Benedicts
own affair matters net The fact itselt to The
TRIBUNE correspondent from Senator OF the United
States
Az to Printer Benedicts ella I'm about the obtaining
of advance information by The TRIBUNE burcau in
Washing tOn TRIBUNE rcac generally Will treat II
good n aturcdy. What they want 10 the nows For
several years fHE TRIBUNE bureau, under order
which wa legitimate had received from the Govern
ment prntn coffee copies OF all bills, resolutions,
committee reports. etc. Neither Mr.. Benedict any
Of his predecessors had the right to supply these
things except order. IL purely n matter of
convenience aud strictly 10 accord with tho
law. 1HE TRIBUNE bureau paid a messenger regular
ly, and there secret about II. As 10 Mr..
Benedict's assertion that the furnishing of current
Official documents 10 I'll TsIBUNF bureau involved
also the furnishing or confidential matter, 10 IL
simpl, ridiculous II Mr. Benedict will think twice he
will himself admit bo absurdity OF the idea.
SOCIALISTS AND THE UNITED LABOR PARTY
CHICAGO, July 81 (>pociab.-"The Socialis Labor
party is preparing vigorously enter the National
palgn year, said Of the aitators to reporter
to-day. The question cling discussed Is. whether
or not shall officially ally ourselves with the United
Labor party. In Chicago the general sentiment ie la
favor OF such alliance The socialists know that.
far the local movement is concerned they have
would be matter OF form. 10 II probable that
delegates viii be elected from Chicago the
calists general convention 10 be held at Buffalo Sep
teber 10 ana they viii DO Instructed as TO the proper
course to pursue there"